Asus DSL-N12U B1 Router Port Forwarding Guide

Your Asus DSL-N12U B1 router has a very basic firewall. This firewall blocks connections to and from your network that have not been authorized.
Some online games or applications will run much smoother if you open additional connections through your router's firewall. The process of opening additional connections through the firewall is called a port forward.

In this guide I will walk you through each of the steps involved in creating a port forward on the Asus DSL-N12U B1 router. These steps include:

How to setup a static IP address on the device you plan on forwarding these ports to.

How to login to the Asus DSL-N12U B1 router web interface.

How to find the port forwarding page in the router's web interface.

How to setup a port forward for the online game or program of your choice.

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After setting up a static ip address on your devices you need to login to your router.

TIP: Write this static IP address down. You need it in Step 4.

Step 2

It is now time to login to the Asus DSL-N12U B1 router. To do this you need to open a web browser because this router uses a web interface. It typically doesn't matter which browser you decide to use, simply pick one that you are comfortable with such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge, or Firefox.

Once you have opened the web browser, find the address bar. This is normally at the top of the page like this:

192.168.1.1

In the image above I have circled the address bar for you in red. All you need to do is replace what is currently in the address bar with the router's IP address.
The router's default address is also called the computer's default gateway.

By default the Asus DSL-N12U B1 router has an IP address of: 192.168.1.1

After you enter the router's IP address, you just need to press Enter. If everything goes as it should you will see a login page.

If you don't see a login page like the one above it is possible the router's IP address is different. Find out what the current IP address is by following the directions on this How To Find Your Router's IP Address page.

The Default Asus DSL-N12U B1 Router Username is: admin

The Default Asus DSL-N12U B1 Router Password is: password

Having Trouble?

This is a pretty common place to get stuck. If you find yourself here, don't panic, there are a few things you can try:

Put a name for this forward in the Service Name box so that you can remember why you set this forward up. The name does not matter so pick something that has meaning to you.

In the Port Range box type the ports to forward.

Your ports can be entered as a list 23,24,25, a range 500-600, or a combination of both 23,45,500-600.

You need to enter the IP address that you are forwarding ports to in the Local IP box. It's possible for this to be either the IP address of your computer or any other IP address on your network that you want ports forwarded to.

In the Protocol box select the protocol that you want to forward these ports over.

Click the Add button when you are done.

Don't forget to click the Apply button when you are finished.

Test Your Ports

Are your the ports you just forwarded really open? An easy way to find out is use our free Open Port Checker. It uses a local application to see if the ports are open or not. This guarantees our port checkers accuracy.

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